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Monday Morning Mystery 050817
Here's another mystery from 8-year-old Elizabeth, who visited the Celery Farm recently and wondered:
Why are Crab Aples called Crab Apples?
(Crab Apple blossoms at the Celery Farm, above.)
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Crab apples are wild apples. They are very sour and astringent.
Branches of the tree on which the apples grow are supposed to resemble crab legs.
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Crab apples are wild apples. They are very sour and astringent.
Branches of the tree on which the apples grow are supposed to resemble crab legs.